Greater Flamingo e-bog
546,47 DKK
(inkl. moms 683,09 DKK)
With their curious feeding behaviour, peculiar elongated body,gregarious social lives and exotic pink plumage, flamingos are amongthe most familiar and popular of all the world's birds. They haveinspired artists, poets and amateur naturalists for centuries, butuntil 50 years ago very little was known about their biology. A growingnumber of scientistshave directed their attention to these magnif...
E-bog
546,47 DKK
Forlag
T & AD Poyser
Udgivet
30 juni 2010
Længde
336 sider
Genrer
PSVW6
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781408132999
With their curious feeding behaviour, peculiar elongated body,gregarious social lives and exotic pink plumage, flamingos are amongthe most familiar and popular of all the world's birds. They haveinspired artists, poets and amateur naturalists for centuries, butuntil 50 years ago very little was known about their biology. A growingnumber of scientistshave directed their attention to these magnificent birds over recentyears; this book summarises current understanding of flamingo biology,with detailed discussion of population dynamics, ecology, movements,feeding, breeding biology and conservation, with emphasis placed on theauthors' work on the famous population of Greater Flamingos in theCamargue region of southern France. There is also a detailed guide tobreeding areas, and an outline of future challenges for research.